Nebraska Politics and Agriculture in Early 1900s Reports
Nebraskans debate anti smoking drives in Omaha and Lincoln as statewide efforts start. Nebraska’s 230,692 vote total marks a landslide election. Governor Holcomb defeats MacColl by about 21,000. Chicory yields about 64 tons per acre valued at $10 per ton with $25 production cost per acre. a Stromsburg farmer builds a creamery for fifty cows to produce and feed pigs. Constitution amendments appear lost. sugar bounty repeal may raise beer price to about $4 per ton.